Press review · Friday, 16 October 2026
16 October 2026
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theverge.com Tech ·
Shelly’s new presence sensor simultaneously detects up to 10 people without a camera
The Presence Gen4 sensor uses mmWave radar to detect and trigger smart home automations as people move through a home.
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wornandwound.com Tech ·
Christopher Ward Introduces the C1 Loco Classic - Worn & Wound
Today, Christopher Ward officially introduces what some might call one of the worst kept secrets in indie watchmaking. We all knew that a dressy version of the brand’s Loco was coming – their British Watchmakers’ Day limited edition kind of gave it away. No one really thought that would be a one off, right? The […]
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404media.co Tech ·
How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email
Most ChatGPT users probably don’t know you can be specifically targeted on the platform by advertisers based on your email, phone number, or unique phone identifier.
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blogs.windows.com Tech ·
What’s new in Windows 11: Everyday experiences, reimagined
Every day, your PC helps you get things done, stay connected, capture ideas and make time for what you enjoy. That’s why Windows 11 continues to evolve, starting with a faster, more dependable and refined experience. Thro
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scientificamerican.com Tech ·
Scientists just voted to redefine how the world keeps time
A new system, called the “leap hour,” will allow Earth’s rotation and official time to fall out of alignment by a full hour
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businessinsider.com Tech ·
I tried Meta's Muse AI agent for 3 days — then it sent me a strange message that made me want to delete the app completely
Ugo Nwune stopped using Muse after receiving an unexpected message from the agent. He said the incident affected his trust in AI agents.
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hypebeast.com Tech ·
Sony’s New ECM-W5 Wireless Mic System Captures Audio From Up to 500 Meters Away
Yours for $400 USD.
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videogameschronicle.com Tech ·
Xbox reveals the Nano Controller, a smaller and cheaper alternative with a rechargeable battery | VGC
The $50 controller will be available from November…
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
"You're Late, 007" - First Light Has Finally Locked In A Switch 2 Release Date
"Exclusive GoldenEye Suit" also revealed as a pre-order bonus
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pcworld.com Tech ·
Nvidia is no longer a PC gaming company. Get used to it
The disappearance of the GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card shouldn't come as a surprise, because PC game fans are no longer Nvidia's audience—AI companies are.
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whathifi.com Tech ·
Hands on: Focal Mu-so Utopia: hands on review
How does Focal's Dolby Atmos-toting all-in-one system stack up?
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thenewstack.io Tech ·
Linus Torvalds let Claude Code fix the Linux page cache. Then reviewers found a race.
Linus Torvalds used Claude Code to build a Linux page cache fix that hit 23x read throughput, but kernel reviewers found a race before anything merged.
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gizmodo.com Tech ·
Meta's Smart Glasses May Have Been Recording People Without Their Knowledge
A Reddit thread suggests Meta's smart glasses have been capturing conversations that don't contain the "Hey Meta" wake phrase.
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theregister.com Tech ·
Chaos ensues when AI interviewer meets AI interviewee
Things got weird, but there's a lesson to be learned: Don't trust a bot to negotiate for you
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kotaku.com Tech ·
October's PlayStation Plus Catalog Is One Of The Service's Best Months In A Long Time
Mafia: The Old Country, Mycopunk, and the return of Horizon Forbidden West, plus Dino Crisis 2 for Premium subscribers
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tech.yahoo.com Tech ·
Technics brings decades of speaker engineering to new flagship headphones
Technics' $449.99 EAH-A1000 headphones feature magnetic-fluid 40mm drivers, adaptive noise cancellation, LDAC, Dolby Atmos and up to 45 hours of battery life.
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sfgate.com Tech ·
Technics brings its speaker expertise to these new $450 headphones
Technics' $449.99 EAH-A1000 headphones feature magnetic-fluid 40mm drivers, adaptive noise cancellation, LDAC, Dolby Atmos and up to 45 hours of battery life.
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mezha.ua Tech ·
iPhone 18 Pro Max review: a safe upgrade
For the first decade of the iPhone, Apple followed a “tick-tock” strategy for updating its smartphones, borrowed from Intel. And no, it is in no way related to the popular short-video service today. During the “tick” cycle, a new iPhone received design updates and some new features, while the “tock” cycle involved component updates, but the design itself remained unchanged. As competition in the smartphone market increased, this strategy stopped working, but Apple never fully abandoned it. So this year we have a classic “tock” moment: the new iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max have the same design down to the millimeter, but they carry significant platform and camera changes. And on the less pleasant side, the price has increased. So is this year’s Pro series update worth buyers' attention? To answer that, I used the iPhone 18 Pro Max for over a week, and I’m sharing my experience.